Kim Kardashian West has been forced to flee her home after wildfires engulfed parts of California.

A blaze broke out in the Hill Canyon area in the south of the state on Thursday and spread quickly, jumping a major highway and scorching up to 7,000 acres of land, the Ventura County Fire Department said.

Residents from more than 1,200 homes are reported to have fled, among them reality TV star Kardashian West.